Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Karasu Turkey

In Karasu, the summers are warm, humid, and clear and the winters are long, cold, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 81°F and is rarely below 30°F or above 87°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Karasu for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 7 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year in Karasu is August, with an average high of 80°F and low of 66°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from December 2 to March 24, with an average daily high temperature below 56°F. The coldest month of the year in Karasu is January, with an average low of 38°F and high of 50°F.

In Karasu, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Karasu begins around May 23 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around October 2.

The clearest month of the year in Karasu is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 2 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around May 23.

The cloudiest month of the year in Karasu is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 61% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Karasu varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.4 months, from October 1 to June 13, with a greater than 22% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Karasu is December, with an average of 9.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.6 months, from June 13 to October 1. The month with the fewest wet days in Karasu is August, with an average of 3.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Karasu is December, with an average of 9.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 32% on December 21.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Karasu experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Karasu. The month with the most rain in Karasu is December, with an average rainfall of 2.8 inches.

The month with the least rain in Karasu is July, with an average rainfall of 1.1 inches.

The length of the day in Karasu varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 13 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 8 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:23 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 58 minutes later at 8:22 AM on January 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:28 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 3 hours, 5 minutes later at 8:33 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Karasu during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Karasu experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from June 12 to September 18, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 15% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Karasu is August, with 16.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 23, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Karasu experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.4 months, from October 11 to March 24, with average wind speeds of more than 6.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Karasu is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.6 months, from March 24 to October 11. The calmest month of the year in Karasu is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Karasu varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 9.3 months, from February 2 to November 11, with a peak percentage of 65% on July 26. The wind is most often from the south for 2.7 months, from November 11 to February 2, with a peak percentage of 40% on January 1.

Karasu is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.4 months, from June 18 to September 30, with an average temperature above 70°F. The month of the year in Karasu with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 76°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.9 months, from December 20 to April 17, with an average temperature below 51°F. The month of the year in Karasu with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 45°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Karasu throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Karasu for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Karasu for hot-weather activities is from early July to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Karasu typically lasts for 9.6 months (293 days), from around March 5 to around December 23, rarely starting before January 25 or after March 29, and rarely ending before November 30 or after January 13.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Karasu should appear around February 29, only rarely appearing before February 6 or after April 5.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 12 to August 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Karasu is July, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 28 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Karasu is December, with an average of 1.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Karasu are 41.071 deg latitude, 30.785 deg longitude, and 39 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Karasu contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 600 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 89 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,871 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,503 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Karasu is covered by cropland (35%), water (30%), trees (17%), and bare soil (13%), within 10 miles by water (42%) and trees (40%), and within 50 miles by water (42%) and trees (34%).